I plan to avoid Thursday night’s NFL game. Poor officiating is making it hard to watch what’s arguably the best sports television product out there. This is not just about the bad call that cost Green Bay a victory on Monday night. It’s the dozens of other bad calls that are slowing down the action and demeaning the game.

Sunday night’s Ravens-Patriots game had a total of 24 penalties. As did Monday’s Packers-Seahawks fiasco. That’s a lot of penalties, especially for four disciplined teams.

This is not a dramatic overreaction; I’m sure I’ll tune back in on Sunday like a good consumer. Being honest, I have other reasons for skipping Thursday (unappealing matchup, no fantasy football relevance for my team). But what it boils down to is I need to take a break from being disappointed by the NFL.